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Meaning of franks

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

franks

noun

Definitions

  1. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).

  2. The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

verb

Definitions

  1. To place a frank on an envelope.

  2. To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.

  3. To send by public conveyance free of expense.

noun

Definitions

  1. A hot dog or sausage.

    Example: Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.

    Synonyms:frankfurtfrankfurter

noun

Definitions

  1. The grey heron.

noun

Definitions

  1. A pigsty.

verb

Definitions

  1. To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.